Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
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Archival materials
Introduction:
Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert. Ralph Rinzler (1934-94), founding director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, worked over the years with many gifted musicians and folk artists, doing fieldwork, issuing recordings, and producing concerts. This concert series honors the work of Ralph and his colleagues in conserving, and extending the audience for, traditional expressive culture.
This year's concert was curated by Peggy Seeger. Ralph first met Peggy at the Swarthmore College Folk Festival in 1954 when he was a freshman at the college. Simultaneously, he heard Peggy's older brother Pete in concert. Ralph was electrified by Pete's banjo playing and by his spirited editorializing. But his imagination was truly captivated by Peggy and her older brother Mike, who played at informal hootenannies. Here were peers, one year his junior and one year his senior, whose vocal and instrumental artistry greatly impressed him. Peggy soon sent Ralph Pete's banjo manual, and he was launched, learning songs and copying banjo styling from Harry Smith's recently released Anthology of American Folk Music. In the ensuing years, Ralph and Peggy were frequent companions, and Ralph was profoundly influenced by her, by the people he met through her - Peggy's father Charles Seeger, A.L. (Bert) Lloyd, Ewan MacColl, Alan Lomax, and others - and by the British folk revival. Peggy's work as a singer-songwriter was distinctively different from Ralph's work. Ralph never wrote a single song and gravitated from the life of a professional musician towards one in which he built a wider intellectual base for traditional music.
Piano Traditions, featuring gospel, Irish, blues, Latino, American traditional, and boogie piano styles. This program was held in conjunction with the exhibition Piano 300, at the Smithsonian International Gallery, S. Dillon Ripley Center, and was organized by the National Museum of American History.
Ear to the Ground: A Centenary Tribute to Malvina Reynolds. This concert celebrated the release of a new Smithsonian Folkways recording, Ear to the Ground, which features studio and live performances from the 1960s and 1970s by Malvina Reynolds. Songs written by the late Malvina Reynolds, with lyrics reflecting the social justice and environmental issues of her day, were performed by Rosalie Sorrels, Tom Paxton, Bernice Johnson Reagan, and Peggy Seeger.
Woody Guthrie's Songs for Children. Ella Jenkins, Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Magpie joined together to perform Woody Guthrie's songs for children. This program was presented in conjunction with the exhibition This Land Is Your Land: The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie, on view at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Woody Guthrie Archives in association with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
Faithful Fourth. This ail-day sacred music celebration provided a cross-cultural forum where Festival visitors could listen to gospel and community-based song from Washington, D.C., alongside sacred song from Tibetan culture and the Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin.
The Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert was curated by Peggy Seeger, with Kate Rinzler as Program Coordinator. It was supported by The Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds.
Piano Traditions was supported by a grant from the Educational Outreach Fund, administered by the Smithsonian Office of Education, and by the John Hammond Fund for the Performance of American Music, with additional support from the Yamaha Corporation of America. Woody Guthrie's Songs for Children was supported by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Faithful Fourth was supported by Hilton Hotels Corporation.
Participants:
RALPH RINZLER MEMORIAL CONCERT
Sonya Cohen, vocals, instrumentalist, Takoma Park, Maryland
Catherine Foster, vocals, instrumentalist, New York, New York
Calum MacColl, vocals, instrumentalist, Surrey, England
Neill MacColl, vocals, instrumentalist, London, England
Larry Penn, vocals, instrumentalist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ethel Raim, vocals, New York, New York
Irene Scott, vocals, instrumentalist, Asheville, North Carolina
Mike Seeger, vocals, instrumentalist, Lexington, Virginia
Peggy Seeger, vocals, instrumentalist, Asheville, North Carolina
Cathy Fink, vocals, instrumentalist, Takoma Park, Maryland
Marcy Marxer, vocals, instrumentalist, Takoma Park, Maryland
Ella Jenkins, vocals, instrumentalist, Chicago, Illinois
Tom Paxton, vocals, instrumentalist, Alexandria, Virginia
Magpie, Takoma Park, Maryland
Greg Artzner, vocals, instrumentalist
Terry Leonino, vocals, instrumentalist
Collection Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
A description of visitors to the International Gallery : a report based on the 1987 International Gallery survey / Zahava D. Doering, Claire L. Fronville
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central Search this
Extent:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Drawings
Date:
FY 1995-FY 2002
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting design, printing, repair, and construction projects performed by the Office of Exhibits Central for museums and units,
including the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service; the Office of the Secretary; the National Museum of Natural History; the National Museum of American History;
the National Postal Museum; the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center; the Office of the Provost; the Office of Membership and Development; The Smithsonian
Associates; the Office of Special Events and Conference Services; the 150th Anniversary Program; the Office of Government Relations; the Office of Public Affairs; the Office
of Facilities Engineering and Operations; the National Zoological Park; the Office of International Relations; the Cooper-Hewitt Museum; the National Portrait Gallery; the
Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture; Smithsonian Magazine; the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies; the National Science Resources
Center; the Smithsonian Institution Libraries; the Smithsonian International Gallery; and the National Museum of the American Indian. Materials include correspondence, requests
for services, budgets, estimates, drawings, timelines, notes, and related materials.
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of the Deputy Director Search this
Extent:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Floor plans
Date:
2001-2006
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records related to the exhibition, Retratos: 2000 Years of Latin American Portraits. These materials were created and maintained by
Carolyn Kinder Carr, Deputy Director and co-curator for the exhibition. Among Carr's co-curators were Marion Oettinger, Director and Senior Curator, San Antonio Museum of
Art; Fatima Bercht, Chief Curator, El Museo del Barrio; and Miguel A. Bretos, Senior Scholar, National Portrait Gallery. This exhibition was organized by the San Antonio Museum
of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, and El Museo del Barrio. Composed of more than 100 portraits from over 15 different countries, Retratos: 2000 Years of Latin American
Portraits traveled to the following venues: El Museo del Barrio, New York, New York; San Diego Museum of Art, California; Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida; Smithsonian
International Gallery, Washington, D.C.; and the San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, floor plans, contracts, brochures, label copy,
press kits, clippings, grant proposals, invitations, and other related materials.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 2/28/1992 memorandum, Kirby to Bosier-Lyle; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-093, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of the Deputy Director, Exhibition Records
LAP - Press publicity report, SI International Gallery, 2005-2006
Collection Creator::
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of the Deputy Director Search this
Container:
Box 3 of 3
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 2/28/1992 memorandum, Kirby to Bosier-Lyle; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-093, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of the Deputy Director, Exhibition Records
Piano 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos (Website)
Piano Grand! (Television program : 2000)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Date:
2000-2013
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the Piano 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos website as it existed on March 26, 2013. The website originally accompanied
an exhibition of the same name that was produced by the National Museum of American History and displayed at the Smithsonian International Gallery from March 9, 2000 through
October 21, 2001. The website includes information about the exhibition, donors, related performances, and the television special Piano Grand! that was produced for
the Public Broadcasting Service. The website also includes a timeline of piano history and links to educational resources. The website had not been updated since the exhibition
and was taken down shortly after it was crawled. Materials are in electronic format.
Smithsonian International Gallery - Multiple objects
Collection Creator::
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management Search this
Container:
Box 25 of 26
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2033. Boxes 1, 3-5, 7-9, 12- 15, 20-23 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 12/31/08 memorandum, Toda to Kelly; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-102, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management, Exhibition Records
Smithsonian International Gallery - Audiovisual equipment
Collection Creator::
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management Search this
Container:
Box 25 of 26
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2033. Boxes 1, 3-5, 7-9, 12- 15, 20-23 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 12/31/08 memorandum, Toda to Kelly; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-102, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management, Exhibition Records
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division Search this
Container:
Box 3 of 4
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-126, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division, Curatorial Correspondence
Southern identity : contemporary Argentine art = Identidad del sur : arte Argentino contemporáneo : Smithsonian Institution : the Smithsonian International Gallery, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Washington, DC : October 12/2010 to January 10/2011 = 12 Octubre 2010 al 10 Enero 2011
